OBJECTIVE To evaluate the early effects of triamcinolone acetonide as monotherapy or as an adjuvant to ocular verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) on angiogenesis in human choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration. METHODS Retrospective review of an interventional series of 55 patients who underwent CNV extraction. Eleven patients were treated with int...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide in the management of persistent macular edema secondary to nonischemic central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). METHODS Twenty consecutive patients were selected with a 3- to 4-month history of nonischemic CRVO and persistent macular edema. These patients received a single intravitreal injection of 4 mg of triamcinolone ...

purpose: to compare intravitreal bevacizumab (ivb) with intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide (ivt) for treatment of refractory uveitic cystoid macular edema (cme). methods: in this randomized clinical trial, 31 eyes with uveitic cme were allocated into 2 groups: the ivb group, received one to three injections of 1.25 mg bevacizumab (15 eyes); the ivt group received one to three injections of 2m...

BACKGROUND Subacromial impingement is a common cause of shoulder complaints in general practice. When the initial treatment with acetaminophen and low dose Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs fails, triamcinolone acetonide injections are commonly used. Triamcinolone acetonide injections are effective at four to six weeks. Little is known about the pain relief effect of triamcinolone acetonide...

Diabetic macular oedema is a major cause of severe visual loss whose pathogenesis appears to be complex and multifactorial. For many years laser photocoagulation has been the standard of care for the treatment of this condition. Emerging pharmacologic approaches are being evaluated through randomised controlled trials. Triamcinolone acetonide has been proposed as a promising option, due to its ...

PURPOSE To study the toxicity of triamcinolone acetonide (Kenalog; Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Princeton, NJ) on retinal pigment epithelial (ARPE-19) and retinal neurosensory (R28) cells. METHODS ARPE-19 and R28 were grown in tissue culture in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) containing 10% fetal bovine serum. Cells were treated with 50, 100, and 200 microg/mL concentration of triamcinolo...

PURPOSE To report a severe ocular complication initiated ten days after intravitreal administration of bevacizumab (Avastin((R))), in a patient with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD). PATIENTS AND METHOD Case report. RESULTS Ten days after intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg Avastin((R)), the patient manifested acute loss of vision with excruciating pain. An extensive choroidal...